The 2011 African Nations Championship final was a football match to determine the champions of the CHAN 2011 tournament and took place on 25 February 2011 the match was contested by Tunisia and Angola. Tunisia defeated Angola by 3–0, Tunisia winning their first title.Tunisian trio revel in CHAN glory FIFA.comFixtures for the 2011 African Nations Championship finals in Sudan, between 04–25 February. BBC Sports Before this match the two teams met in the group stages and it finished 1–1.
Background Angola defeated hosts and Sudan on penalties after a stormy 1–1 draw and secured a place in the final against Tunisia. Tunisia also needed a shootout after a 1–1 deadlock following extra time before eliminating neighbours Algeria and reaching final. Angola won 4–2 on penalties and Tunisia 5–3 to set up a repeat of a Group D clash in Port Sudan which was drawn when the southern Africa nation scored deep in stoppage time.Angola, Tunisia reach Chan final www.newsday.co.zwAngola face Tunisia for title herald.co.zw
Route to the final
Tunisia Round Angola Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result1–1 Match 11–13–1 Match 20–00–2 Match 31–2Group D winner Final standingsGroup D Runner-up Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result1–0 Quarter-finals0–0 1–1 Semi-finals1–1
Match details Summary Angola started off well piling feverish pressure on the Eagles of Carthage through the right flank but lacked a lot of polish with their finishing. Both teams raised the adrenalin levels of their fans with Tunisia coming close to scoring in the 13th minutes but the Palancas Negras man between the woodworks Lamá made a point blank save. Three minutes after, Zouheir Dhaouadi came close to scoring but the Angolan goalkeeper anticipated well to block it from his post.
Mejdi Traoui's powerful drive in the 20th minutes was punched aside by Lama who was well positioned to deny the Eagles their first goal.Sudan/Tunisia: Tunisia Wins Cup of the African Nations Championship allafrica.com Adel Chedli sent the Carthage fans on their foot at the Al-Merrikh Stadium in the 37th minutes but he missed the post by an inch. Their one-two-one-two upfront kept mesmerizing the Angolan guardsmen but their finishing were poorly executed.
The dingdong battle continued into the interval. The north Africans returned from the interval much determined. They set the stadium alive two minutes into the second half when Traoui Mejdi Traoui in the ball from waist level with a perfect right foot from Dhaouadi's cross from the left flank.
Tunisia's onslaughts began paying off from the 74th minute when Zouhaier doubled their lead with a fine left foot roll of the ball that went past Lamá straight into the woodwork. As the game wears on substitute Oussama Darragi put the final nail on the coffin in the 80th minutes to gift the north Africans the ultimate.Tunisia beat Angola in CHAN Final english.ahram.org.eg
Details
Tunisia: GK 16 Aymen MathlouthiDF 2 Khaled SouissiDF 3 Walid HichriDF 5 Aymen AbdennourDF 6 Fateh Gharbi MF 7 Youssef Msakni MF 8 Khaled Korbi MF 12 Adel Chedli MF 14 Mejdi TraouiFW 11 Salema KasdaouiFW 15 Zouheir Dhaouadi Substitutes:MF 10 Oussama Darragi MF 13 Wissem Ben Yahia FW 9 Lamjed Chehoudi Manager: Sami TrabelsiAngola: GK 1 LamáDF 3 Osório CarvalhoDF 5 KaliDF 14 AmaroDF 19 Fabrício MafutaMF 8 CharaMF 13 Hugo MF 15 Miguel Quiame MF 20 Nary FW 10 Santana CarlosFW 23 João MartinsSubstitutes:MF 7 Job FW 17 Zé Kalanga FW 18 Love Manager: Lito Vidigal
Assistant referees: Jason Damoo (Seychelles) Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea) Fourth official: Mohamed Ragab (Libya)
References
External links African Championship of Nations